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Irish aid to Europe post-WW2: It is a little known fact that Ireland donated the highest % of public expenditure in aid to Europe after WW2 It remains 'unprecedented in scale and national involvement' How did it come about? (1)

#RIP

Volume 21 of the JSMI has just been launched, opening with Wolfgang Marx’s review of Philip Ewell’s book, On Music Theory and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone. jsmi.musicologyireland.ie/index.php/jour…

Thinking about Pope Francis and his Letter on the Role of Literature in Formation:

Easy mainline train interchange at Trieste Airport TRIESTE AIRPORT FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA - a sight guaranteed to make any Irish traveller jealous... Trenitalia #airportrailstation

My documentary ‘Black Syren’ is on RTÉ lyric fm 6pm this eve. This project has been more than work for me. It’s an important piece of untold Irish history that I can’t wait to share. Michael Lee Irish Baroque Orchestra

Education is not about filling your mind with facts; it’s about sparking curiosity and fostering the ability to think critically.

This photo was taken while I was fleeing my neighborhood due to Israeli airstrikes. It’s not just a moment, it’s a memory of fear, loss, and the struggle to survive. Like many others, I had to leave everything behind in search of safety. Please keep #Gaza in your thoughts and

'Brutalising the Banal: the Music of Gerald Barry and the Late Theatre of Samuel Beckett' - new article in Journal of the Society for Musicology in Ireland by Adrian Smith (TU Dublin Conservatoire): jsmi.musicologyireland.ie/index.php/jour…

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Exciting to see that Google Drive offers a time-travelling option now! #backtothefuture #1970s

I am sad to learn of the death of Alfred Brendel. This great musician, of deserved world-wide fame, generously bothered to turn his 1993 interview for my local radio show into an unforgettable Beethoven masterclass. Here, he gets to the heart of Schubert. Rest in peace. #music

New Review in JSMI - link below!

NEW statement from the President of Ireland: Statement by President Higgins on situation in Gaza   27 June 2025   “We are living in an era of profound challenges. The condition of our modern world too often seems to drift towards the opposite of solidarity: towards division,

I am quite shocked by the fact that here on the (musical) TwiXer, there were 4 of us to remember the centenary of #CathyBerberian, today. Various (male) conductors, for example, are remembered every minute, doesn't matter the reason. 🤷‍♀️

“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” ~ Cicero

Israeli settlers set fire to a Church that stood for 15 centuries, along with a Byzantine Christian cemetery in Taybeh, Palestine — a village where Christians have lived since the time of Jesus. Israel is destroying Palestinian Christian heritage. Not a peep from Western media.

If there were annual fires in Dublin where the Union Jack was ritually burned I suspect the BBC would cover the story

Remember when there were protests about reduced pay & conditions at BIMM Dublin? Well, the place still turned a profit, so maybe they got away with it... irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

Tuned into the BBC Proms, but they seem to have replaced the concert with a talk show. #willitneverend